Bangladeshi youth have immense potential to create games suitable for Metaverse technology while maintaining mental health standards. It is possible to easily earn foreign exchange from this sector through market research, financial grants and skill development. Freelancing is also possible to earn huge income from this sector. Education and cultural development is possible through this. Mobile games have brought a renaissance in the world of ‘Games to Win’ even though it started from ‘Fun to Games’. There is a lot of profit potential in this sector in the future. Along with creating gaming content, the new generation is making money by streaming games on social media. In order to consolidate their position in this positive position, stakeholders have emphasized on the creation of ‘social value’ of the e-sports sector at a conference held in the capital of Dhaka.
Speakers also mentioned Bangladesh as the third-largest market in South Asia for e-sports at the conference titled ‘Game for Goods’ on Saturday.
Metaverse refers to both current and future integrated digital platforms focused on virtual and augmented reality.
Technology for social good company Prenuer Lab organised the programme at Hotel Sarina in Dhaka which was presented by Daraz. Preneur Lab CEO Arif Nezami conducted the session on opportunities of Bangladesh into gaming on the Web 3.0 and Metaverse.
Royex Technologies CEO Rajib Roy, connected from United Arab Emirates, shared insights from world of metaverse as future technologies
There was a panel discussion on Bangladeshi gaming industry in participation of UNDP Head of Communications Abdul Quayyum, Bangladesh Innovation Forum Founder Ariful Hasan Opu, BASIS Director Tanvir Hossain Khan. United Nations National Consultant Tanjim Ferdous moderated the session. Speakers said the opportunities of global market should be captured by local startups. Mental health and positivity should also be taken care of when youth are engaged in esports and gaming.
Pro Gamers Sadman Sakib Khan, Mohammad Aliur Rahman Sohan, Facebook Featured SparkAR developer Ishrat Urmi and RRDL co-founder Mahir Faisal also shared experiences in game and development in a different panel.
Prenuer Lab CEO Arif Nezami said the Metaverse is soon going to be a reality that is going to impact all parts of life while the Web3 will open new windows of opportunities.
“Bangladesh has over 100 million internet users while mostly connected to mobile phones. That is an area we can focus on to explore the online gaming market while having no border to generate revenue,” he said
Students from different universities took part in Online Gaming Week and Spark AR development contest prior to the program. 3 winners of the competition were awarded at the event. The winners are Ashikur Jman Rakib, Redoan Ahmed and Abdullahil Kafi.